Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Amedzofe


Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Amedzofe is a teacher education college in Amedzofe. The college is located in Volta Zone. It is one of 46 public colleges of education in Ghana. The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.
As of May 2019, the college is affiliated with the University of Ghana.

History

Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education was opened on February 10, 1946 with the motto ‘ Education for Service ”. The founding fathers of the College were Mr. W.M. Beveridge, a Scottish missionary, Rev. C.G.Baeta, Rev. R.S. Kwami, Mr. Winfred Addo, Rev. McMillian and Mr. Tom Barton. Members of the teaching staff in 1946 were Mrs. Isa S. Beveridge, Mr. V.O. Anku, Mr. R.Y. Gletsu and Mr. S.K. Agbley. The vision of the College is to position itself to become a reputable College in teacher education, and to be a pace setter in Information Communication Technology education. The College was established with the admission of 30 men. Rev. W.M. Beveridge, was the first principal of the College. In January 1950, the College became a co-educational institution, when it admitted its first batch of 20 female students. AMECO has followed prescribed courses to meet the teacher needs of the country for basic education.
The College has within the sixty years of its existence fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers. AMECO has trained about 6,000 teachers for the nation.
NameYears served
Rev. W.M. Beveridge1946 – 1962
Mr. T.W. Kwami1962 – 1973
Mr. W. Otu 1973 – 1974
Mr. M.O. Mireku1974 – 1976
Mr. A.A Bekui1976 – 1982
Mr. B.B.K. Adjabeng 1982 – 1983
Mr. I.K. Cudjoe1983 – 1986
Rev. O.K. Klu1986 – 1988
Mr. M.A.Y. Fie1988 – 1995
Mr. V.K. Akude 1995 – 1996
Mr. J.N.K. Fianu1996 – 2000
Rev. E.K. Gaewu2000 – 2004
Mr. J.D. Koka2005

Programmes

The courses it has provided over the years are;